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Breaking its winter camp on the 30th of March, it participated in the assault on the ene- my's works on the Boydton plank-road, and again fought at Five Forks on the Ist of April, suffering severe loss. Eight days later General Lee surrendered at Appomattox, and the brig- ade of which the One Hundred and Forty-sec- ond formed a part moved to Burkesville Sta- tion as a guard to stores and other property cap- tured from the enemy. After a stay of two weeks at Burkesville the regiment was ordered to Petersburg, and moving thence by way of Richmond to Washington, D. C., was there mustered out of service on the 29th of May, 1865.
COMPANY E, UNION COUNTY .- The follow- ing served in Company E of the One Hundred and Forty-second :
Captains.
John A. Owens. Charles R. Evans.
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First Lieutenants.
Andrew G. Tucker, died July 5th, of wounds received at Gettysburg July 1, 1863.
Isaac S. Kerstetter.
Sergeants.
Scott Clingan. Alfred Hayes. Samuel Brown. John V. Miller. Reuben B. Fessler.
Thomas P. Wagner.
Thomas R. Orwig, died at Washington, D. C., Nov. 30, 1862.
Corporals.
Isaac J. Kerstetter.
Isaac F. Brown. John Gellinger. Benjamin W. Minium.
Henry C. Penny. John H. Martin. William Keifer.
Nathaniel Strahan.
Henry M. Specht.
Jacob H. Rank, died June Ist, of wounds received at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864.
Samuel Moyer, killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Musicians.
William Geibel. Hunter B. Barton.
Privates.
William L. Ammon.
Peter Armagast, killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. George Baker. George E. Boope. Solomon Boyer. Reuben Campbell.
John P. Deibert, killed at Catlett's Station, Va., Nov. 30, 1863.
John S. Dellinger, killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. William L. Donachy. Theodore Fangboner. John Farley. David Fees.
David Fetter, died of wounds received at Fredericks- burg, Va., Dee. 13, 1862.
Adam Fetter. William H. Fullmer.
Jackson Gellinger. Jacob B. Gilboney, James P. Gundy. Har'n R. Hartman. Noah Hoffinan. John Hoffman. Henry W. Hoffman. Solomon B. Hoffman. Thomas Houghton.
David Jamison, died of wounds received at Freder- icksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
John Kline, died of wounds received at Wilderness Va., May 6, 1864.
John Kling, died at Acquia Creek Jan. 22, 1863. William Koser, died at Warrenton, Va., Nov., 1862. Uriah Koser. Frank P. Le Fevre.
Jacob Lenhart.
Daniel McBride.
James Marr.
Henry Martin, died at Sharpsburg, Md., Nov. 24, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, sec. 26, lot B, grave 224.
Daniel Martin, died of wounds received at Fredericks- burg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
John A. Minium. A. Judson Morris.
Jacob Moser, killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864.
Jeremiah Moser, died of wounds received at Freder- icksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
John N. Moyer.
Levi II. Moyer, died of wounds received at Freder- icksburg, Va., December 13, 1862. Henry B. Pontius.
John Raboss.
Henry Raboss, killed March 24, 1865.
Samuel Rank.
George Reichley.
George Reish.
William L. Renner.
Levi Renner, died at Richmond, Va., Feb. 23, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
David Root, died at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.
William R. Sechler.
Jeremiah Shaffer.
William Shields.
John W. Showalter.
Henry M. Smith. Henry C. Smith. Michael Smith. James C. Straham. Daniel Sortman.
George Stapleton, died July 26th, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Philip Steinmetz.
Henry Stettler, died at Washington, D. C., October 12, 1862; burial record Oct. 7, 1864; buried in Mil- itary Asylum Cemetery.
Samuel Stitzer, died at Washington, D. C., May 30th, of wounds received at North Anna River, Va May 23, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Ar- lington.
Henry Stuck, died of wounds received at Fredericks- burg, Va., Dec. 1B, 1862. Robert M. Wilson.
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Emanuel Wolfe. William HI. Wolfe. Thomas Wynn.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.1
August, 1862, was the darkest hour in the history of the nation. The magnificent Army of the Potomac, with its almost idolized com- mander, General George B. Mcclellan, was ordered from the Peninsula. The Confederate army under Longstreet and Jackson, under the personal supervision of General R. E. Lee, had defeated General Pope and his army at Groveton and Manassas ; the Union army was concentrating within the trenches and fortifica- tions around Washington. Lee, seeing the de- moralization of the Union army, early in Sep- tember, 1862, prepared to invade " Maryland, my Maryland." At this critical moment the ninety-day theory had been fully exploded, and when to enlist for three years meant most, the men who afterwards were known as Com- pany G, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, enlisted for the term of three years, or "during the war." At an election held in Selinsgrove on the morning of September 13, 1862, Charles S. Davis was elected captain ; Nelson Byers, first lieutenant ; and William II. Schroyer, second lieutenant. The same morn- ing, the company, seventy-five strong, left for Harrisburg, and were mustered into the service of the United States on the 15th of the same month, fourteen more men having enlisted and were mustered into the command ere it left Harrisburg for the front, in the summer of 1863. After the battle of Gettysburg, eleven substitutes were sent to the company, making the total number one hundred.
The company performed duty at the hospitals at Harrisburg from the 19th of September to October 24, 1862, when the members of the company, with but one single dissenting voice, voted to join the One Hundred and Forty- seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, at- tached to General John W. Geary's division, then stationed at Bolivar Heights, Va. The
regiment moved with the command towards Fredericksburg, but did not get beyond Dum- fries, where, with the rest of the First Brigade, it went into winter-quarters.
In the spring of 1863 the regiment moved with the corps and took part in the battle of Chancellorsville, holding the extreme left flank of the corps, with its left resting on the plank- road in front of the Chancellorsville House, and took an active part in the terrible conflict Sun- day morning, sustaining a loss of two killed, nine wounded (Lieutenant William HI. Schroyer dying from effect of injury sustained), and five captured. In the engagement the officers and men of Company G were especially mentioned by Colonel Ario Pardee, Jr., for bravery, it being their first engagement.
The company took part in the battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 2 and 3, 1863, being hotly engaged on the morning of the 3d ; met a brigade of Johnston's division of Ewell's corps at the right base of Culp's Hill, but owing to a very favorable position the loss in the company was light, being three wounded.
September of the same year the regiment was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, and being consolidated with other troops sent out from the Army of the Potomac, was de- nominated the Twentieth Army Corps, and placed under the command of " Fighting Joe Hooker."
November 24, 1863, the company took part in the now historic " Battle above the Clouds," on Lookout Mountain ; the next day it partici- pated with Hooker's command at Missionary Ridge; on the 26th followed the skirmish of Pea Vine Ridge ; and on the following day, Nov. 27th, followed the bloody engagement known as the battle of Ringgold, Ga. The Confederates were commanded by General Patrick Cleburne, who had undertaken to hold the Union forces in check until Bragg's demor- alized army could again be gotten into position, and right nobly did he perform the task assigned him In this engagement the company sus- tained the loss of its gallant captain, Charles S. Davis, who fell mortally wounded whilst bravely leading his company into action. He was an officer of promise, and was honored and
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respected by officers and men ; in the engage- ment Lieutenant B. T. Parks was wounded, as was Isaac J. Knopp. After these engagements the company wintered at Bridgeport, Ala., where it performed its full share of picket duty ; went on reconnoissances to Jasper and Trenton, and assisted in erecting a number of forts.
In the campaign of 1864 the company bore its full share, participating in the battle of Rocky-faced Ridge, May 8th ; Resaca, May 15th and 16th ; New Hope Church, May 25th to June 4th ; Kenesaw Mountain, June 15th to July 3d (this embraced Marietta Cross- Roads, Pine Mountain, Nose's Creek and Lost Mountain) ; Peach Tree Creek, July 20th ; siege and capture of Atlanta, July 24 to Sep- tember 2, 1864. The company sustained a loss of six killed and seven severely wounded, besides a light number of slight casualties.
The company marched with " Sherman to the Sea," and shared in all the sports and vicis- situdes of that army. Marching through forest and glen, over barrens and highly cultivated plantations, wading through swamps and mo- rasses, guided at night by the glare of burning buildings and during the day by clouds of smoke, foraging on the enemy, living on the fat of the land, virtually experiencing the truth of the song,-
"How the turkeys gobbled which our commissary found,
And how the sweet potatoes even started from the ground."
Company G put in its appearance at Benton- ville, and moved with Sherman's army to the front, when Johnston surrendered to the com- mander of the Union forces. From Raleigh, N. C., the command marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, where it participated in the grand review.
Company G participated in upwards of twenty battles and heavy skirmishes ; fought battles in six different States ; marched over five thousand miles ; traveled through twelve States of the Union ; and, by death and loss in battle, buried fourteen of its members. The company was mustered out of service near Bladensburg, Md., on the 6th of June, 1865, and arrived at Selinsgrove, June
13, 1865, just thirty-three months from the day it left for the scene of conflict. Among the men detailed from the company for positions of trust and responsibility were one recruiting officer, one brigade staff officer, two sergeant-majors, one quartermaster-sergeant, brigade and division commissary clerk, two brigade orderlies, one sergeant of Pioneer Corps, one captain commanding brigade, commissary and quartermaster's guard, regimental postmas- ter, regimental clerk, regimental bugler and drum-major, and enjoys the distinction of being the only three-year company from the county that was entirely officered by Snyder County men.
CAPTAIN CHARLES SELIN DAVIS was born in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pa., February 4, 1827. He was a son of James K. and Mar- garet Davis (née Hummel). He was very young when his father died, and hence from the beginning and early in life he was taught to depend upon his own resources. He had a liberal education, which he acquired principally by his own efforts. He had splendid natural abilities, and after serving a short clerkship in a wholesale house in Philadelphia, he entered into the mercantile business in his native town, in which business he continued until he laid aside his peaceful avocation to defend his coun- try. He was married, on March 3, 1852, to Emma J. Smith, daughter of Rev. J. W. Smith, of Selinsgrove, Pa. To them were born seven children-three sons and four daughters-the youngest being born after the father had en- tered the army. The names and addresses of the children are as follows : Eva Margaret, in- termarried with James A. Fuller, of Scranton, Pa. ; John J., intermarried with Sophia Hav- ighorst, of Lincoln, Neb .; Maria Louisa, inter- married with A. W. Potter, Esq., of Selins- grove, Pa. ; Laura Cordelia, intermarried with Charles P. Ulrich, Esq., of Selinsgrove, Pa. ; Charles Eyer, intermarried with Jessie Black, of Maryville, Mo. ; Anna Elizabeth, inter- married with Wellington Housewerth, of Mason City, Ill. ; and James, of Lincoln, Neb. The following are the names of the grandchildren, viz. : Edith May Potter, Robert Davis Potter, Bertha Davis Fuller, Selin Jay Fuller, Eva
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Davis Housewerth and Bessie Davis Ulrich. In the summer of 1862, in response to the call of the President for volunteers, the subject of this sketch organized a company of seventy- five men, all of whom were young Snyder Coun- tians. As captain of this company (see his- tory of Company G, One Hundred and Forty- seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers) he reported, with his command, at Camp Curtin, Harris- burg, Pa., where it was immediately mustered
Vine Creek, and Ringgold or Taylor's Ridge, Ga., in which last engagement he received his fatal wound, while gallantly leading his com- mand in a charge upon the enemy's works. He was borne from the field by some of his men, and expired on the evening of the same day, to wit, November 27, 1863, surrounded by his brother- officers and the men of his command. His re- mains were sent home and interred in the ceme- tery of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in his
into service for three years or during the war. native town, where a beautiful monument, erect- ed by a loving sister, marks his final resting-place. Ilis prepossessing appearance and martial bear- ing and aptitude in military affairs at once won the high respect and esteem of his regimental officers, and his untiring devotion to the needs of his men endeared him to all. his commission as captain dating from Septem- ber 22, 1862. From here the company was ordered to Bolivar Heights, Va., where it was assigned to the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment, First Brigade, Second Division, Twelfth Army Corps. From this time he re- mained in active service with his command, and participated in the battles of Chancellors- COMPANY G .- The following is a list of ville, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Pea officers and men who served in Company G of
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the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers :
Charles C. Davis, capt., must. in Sept. 22, 1862 ; died Nov. 28th, of wounds received at Taylor's Ridge, Ga., Nov. 27, 1863.
Nelson Byers, capt., must. in Sept. 16, 1862; pro. from ist lieut. March 26, 1864; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
B. Theodore Parks, Ist lieut., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. from Ist sergt. to 2d lieut. Sept. 14, 1863; to Ist lieut. March 26, 1864; wounded at Ring- gold Nov. 28, 1863, and at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 28, 1864; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
William HT. Shroyer, 2d lieut., must. in Sept. 25, 1862; died at Acquia Creek, Va., May 15, 1863.
Franklin M. Stuck, Ist sergt., must. in Sept. 20, 1862; pro, from sergt. March 20, 1864; com. 2d lieut. ; not must. ; must. out with company June 6, 1865. Elias Millhoff, sergt., must. in Sept. 20, 1862; pro. from pri. April 5, 1863; must. out with com- pany June 6, 1865.
John R. Reigel, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; pro. from corp. March 20, 1864; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Michael S. Sehroyer, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to corp. Sept. 1, 1863; to sergt. April 1, 1865; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Francis W. Wallace, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. from corp. April 1, 1865; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Henry W. Baker, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; died at Dumfries, Va., April 4, 1863.
James E. Lloyd, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. Oct. 29, 1862.
George B. Townsend, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. July 13, 1863.
Isaac D. Whitmer, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to sergt .- maj. March 19, 1864.
Amantes Ely, sergt., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to q.m .- sergt. Oct. 12, 1864.
Frederick H. Knight, sergt., must. in Sept. 20, 1862; pro. to sergt .- maj. April 1, 1865.
Frederick B. Ulrich, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Joseph A. Lumbard, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to corp. Aug. 22, 1863; must. out with com- pany June 6, 1865.
Joseph S. Ulsh, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to corp. March 12, 1864; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Solomon App, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to corp. April 5, 1865; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Jacob Leiden, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to corp. April 1, 1865; must, out with company June 6, 1865.
Samuel H. Bower, corp., must, in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; ab- sent, in hospital, at muster out.
George W. Von Neida, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded in action ; trans. to Co. I, Seventeenth Reg. Vet. Res. Corps; disch. on surg. certif. June 24, 1865.
Daniel W. Gross, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; pro. to corp. March 20, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Jeremiah M. Malich, corp., must. in, Sept. 15, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 11, 1863.
Henry H. Shrader, corp., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; trans. to Fifteenth Regt. U. S. Army Oct. 29, 1862. Antes Ulrich, mus., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Stephen Templin, mus., must. in Sept. 15, 1862 ; disch. by Gen. Or. May 26, 1865.
Lewis C. Shroyer, mus., must. in Sept. 15, 1862; died at Dumfries, Va., Jan. 17, 1863.
Privates.
Jeremiah App, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Henry Brown, must. in July 27, 1863 ; trans. to Co. E May 18, 1865.
John F. Bingaman, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Joseph F. Bastian, must. in Oct. 28, 1862.
Charles Brown, must. in Aug. 5, 1863.
George Brown, must. in Aug. 5, 1863.
John W. Carver, must. in March 11, 1864; disch. Jan. 27, 1866, to date July 15, 1865.
Asa B. Churchill, must. in Sept. 21, 1862; killed at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864; buried in Marietta and Atlanta National Cem., Marietta, Ga., Sec- tion A, grave 615.
Henry J. Doebler, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 7, 1863.
Daniel Ehrhart, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; died Aug. 16, 1864, of wounds received at Lost Mountain, Ga .; buried in National Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
Edward Fisher, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
William E. Fausnaucht, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded in action; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
George D. Griggs, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Jacob Garman, must. in Sept. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Charles Grant; must. in Sept. 15, 1863; killed at Kenesaw Mt., Ga., June 24, 186 1.
William Henninger, must, in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865. William HI. Hebster, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
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Thomas Hebster, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Allen Hassinger, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Peter A. Huffer, must. in October 28, 1862; trans. to Co. E May 18, 1865.
Uriah P. Haffey, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; trans. to Co. C, 15th Regt. V. R. C .; disch. by G. O. July 13, 1865.
Daniel W. Herbster, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. by G. O. July 15, 1865.
John P. Ilaas, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; died June 15, 1864, of wounds received at Lost Mountain, Ga.
Jeremiah Hathaway, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; died June 27th of wounds received at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864 ; buried in National Cemetery, New Albany, Ind., sec. B., grave 587.
Samuel Jarrett, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Jacob Krebs, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must, out with company June 6, 1865.
William S. Keller, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Henry Kramer, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; trans. to Co. 11, 5th Regt. V. R. C .; disch. by G. O. May 25, 1865.
Franklin Knarr, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; missing in action at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Daniel W. Kramer, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; trans. to Co. H, 5th Regt. V. R. C., January 10, 1865; disch. by G. O. July 5, 1865.
Peter Lahr, must. in Sept. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Daniel B. Lahr, must. in Sept. 15, 1862.
John C. Long, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps August 1, 1863.
Thomas Medbeater, must. in Aug. 4, 1863.
John T. Mark, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
John Milhoff, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must, out with company June 6, 1865.
Lewis M. Milhoff, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Elias Miller, must. in Sept. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Jeremiah Moyer, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
John Mall, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded in ac- tion ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Reuben Miller, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; missing in action at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
John Matter, must. in Sept. 15, 1862 ; died at Acquia Creek, Va., April 29, 1863. Cyrus Marks, must. in Oct. 28, 1862.
Thomas McDonald, must. in Ang. 4, 1863.
William MeFall, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. May 3, 186.4.
Isaac J. Napp, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1864; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Jacob Nerhood, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Elias Noll, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; wounded in ac- tion; disch. by G. O. Sept. 22, 1865.
George Noaker, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. by G. O. May 26, 1865.
Calvin E. Parks, must. in Sept. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Martin L. Parks, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
William Powell, must. in Aug. 4, 1863.
John Reed, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Isaac E. Reed, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Levi J. Romig, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Jacob J. Reigle, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Isaac B. Reed, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. by G. O. June 28, 1865.
William Raburn, must. in Aug. 3, 1863.
Henry E. Shrefller, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
John K. Stuck, must. in Sept. 15, 1862 ; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
James W. Smith, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
William Spade, must. in Sept. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Jacob Swab, must. in Sept. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Francis Smith, must. in Aug. 4, 1863; trans. to Com- pany E May 18, 1865.
Edward R. Smith, must. in Aug. 4, 1863; trans. to Co. E May 18, 1865.
William E. Seeshultz, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds received at Dal- las, Ga., May 25, 1864.
John W. Swartz, must. in Sept. 15, 1862.
Jacob Scarer, must. in Oct. 28, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 16, 1863.
Adam S. Sholly, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 13, 1863.
Michael Shaffer, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; disch. July 15th for wounds received at Chancellorsville, Va. William II. H. Shiffer, must. in Oct. 28, 1862; trans. to Co. C, 18th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps., Aug. 1, 1863; disch. by G. O. July 26, 1865.
James P. Ulrich, must. in Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with company June 6, 1865.
Lot Ulrich, must, in Sept. 20, 1862; disch. by G. O. May 23, 1865.
William A. Whipple, must. in Oct. 29, 1862; trans. to Co. E, date unknown. W. 11. 11. Waughen, must. in Oct. 28, 1862.
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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH REGIMENT.
The One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment -being the first that was raised for the forma- tion of a " Bucktail Brigade," on the name and fame of the original "Buektail Regiment"-had in its rank a number of men (nearly half a com- pany) of Perry County, and a much larger num- ber recruited in Mifflin County. "The men were well formed, of hardy habits, skilled in the use of the rifle, and wore the bucktail, as did the men whose name they adopted." 1
The regiment, having been organized under command of Colonel Roy Stone, Lieutenant- Colonel Walton Dwight and Major George W. Speer, was suddenly ordered to the front to as- sist in repelling the Confederate invasion of 1862, but on the retreat of the enemy from the fields of South Mountain and Antietam it did not at once eross to Virginia in the pursuit, but re- mained at the capital until February, 1863, when it joined General Burnside's army on the Rappahannock, and went into camp at White Oak Church, where it was assigned to duty. in the First Army Corps, the brigade of which it was a part being under command of Colonel Stone, of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth.
On the 28th of April the regiment broke camp and moved to the Rappahannock. Cross- ing that stream, it marched to Chancellorsville, arriving there on the morning of the 3d of May. It was under fire during the whole of that day and a part of the 4th, but suffered only slight loss. On the 6th it recrossed the river and re- turned to the old camp at White Oak Church, where it remained till again put in motion to move with the army to meet the Confederate forces which were pressing forward under Gen- eral Lee to the invasion of Pennsylvania. It arrived within four miles of Gettysburg on the evening of June 30th, and on the following day reached the famous field, and took part in the opening of the battle, when the heroic General Reynolds fell. It was continually under fire during the remainder of the battle, and with its brigade " repelled the repeated attacks of vastly superior numbers, and maintained the position until the final retreat of the whole line."> Col-
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